New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-28
LITERARY NOTES.

sFrau wilhelmine 4" is the third and concluding
volume of Dr. stindes Buchholz Family" The English
Translation win be brought out in a few weeks.
DR. Oliver Wendell Holmes read the other day. divers
poems of his to the feminine pupils Of the Boston
Conservatory OF Music and the object Of Intense
enthusiasm their part One pretty girl gave him
bouquet and the happy poet exclaimed; II the words
could say half sweet as these flowers, should
not want for applause" He was pleased with their
interest and delight that he read poem after poem
giving "Grandmother's Story" with much dramatic
force. 81 can't keep from being bit dramadc' he
said; and then added, complacenty don't try"
The June Book Buyer provides timely article in the
shape biographical sketch of the hero OF felton,
Mr. Rider Haggard and TO add to obligations IL also
presents his portrait and signature. 1t notes that Mr.
Haggard yet thirty-one years old and that his
information regarding South African and native
character gathered at first hand. when only
nineteen, Mr. Haggard accompanied Sir Henry Bulwer
to Natal and during succeeding years he served
on the staff of Sir The0phius Shepstone. the special
Commissioner to the Transvaa. He withdrew from the
Colonial service In 1872 and returning TO London and
marrying the only daughter OF the late Major Margson
of buckingham House, Norfolk, became practising
barriser of IAncolns Mr.. Haggards first book
political character, and coming from an unknown
writer attracted little attention 1t related to recent
events in South Africa, and published in 1882"
Concerning king solomons Mines" Mr. Haggard
writes to the Editor OF The Book Buyer that 1t was
written experiment in boys books. 1t would be
impossible for to define where fact ends and fiction
begins in the work. the two very much mixed up
together. may add that its success was quite unex-
pected by me- the work. undertaken at haphazard,
carried at odd hours for the most part after
long day at Mr.. Haggard adds that he has
received up to date March 2O) the snm of SIS los on
account of the American sale OF this book of which
$40 came from Messrs. Harper Brothers.
On the fifteenth OF next January. the frstnumhcr of
The Modern Mss magazine of poetry, will be brought
out in the city OF Buffalo will itself wholly
with of the present and the past and will add to its
selections copiou notes and short biographies of poets
Sir John Lubbocks book, The Pleasures of Life
is in the press OF the Macmans.
Another novel Of Australian life has just been pub
Iished by Mrs Campbell Praed. 1t is entitled Miss
Jacobsens Chance"
A work the climatic treatment of consumption has
been written by DR.. James Lindsay, and Will be pub
lshed Immediately by the Macmlans. The doctor de-
scrbes therein the characteristics of the principal
tora IN all parts OF the world.
"A Tragic Mystery" is the title of the forthcoming
volume of the series OF criminal studies projected in
partnership by Mr.. Julian Hawthorne and Inspector
Byrnes Mr. Byrnes will furnish the plots OF these
stories, Hawthorne will put them into literary dress
and the Cassells will publish them.
Discord among the Southern authors Judge Charles
Gayarre the venerable and distinguished Louisanan Is
quoted by The Kansas Guy Times as saying that MI
Cables pictures Of creole life Misrepresentation"
Into the mouths of refined foreigners" he adds he
puts the miserable patois OF the negroes and lower
of mixed blood, when those characters are
able speak their language in all of its perfection
Moreover patos which he gives out is incorrect He
makes people void OF all sense of high norshty
void of all high and pure affections. His books fun
anachronisms numerous that cannot mention |
them here. When Mr. Cables first works appeared was
asked by The Times Democrat TO crtcise them. refused
TO do upon the ground that criclse them would
be great task to rewre them. When Mr.. Cable
heard this he came TO ask why refused to review
his work. On that occasion asked him II he knew
intimately creole families in Neworlcans; two to
whose houses he had the that he might study
their Municipalities. lie said that he did not Can
expect such to give us correct descriptions of
people whom he has judged only at distance e. Mr.
Cable probably has good and interesting to all